Cumberland, Subd. D
Small town · Nova Scotia · Population 4,283
People and homes
Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.
Who lives here
- Median age
- 58.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 52.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 55.4 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 27.4%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 21.9% · 2016: 23.1%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%9.6%2016: 10.5%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.5%2016: 8.9%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%14.9%2016: 15.2%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%32.6%2016: 34.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%35.4%2016: 30.9%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%14.9%2011: 21.4%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%40.1%2011: 38.2%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.9%2011: 6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%30.9%2016: 28.8%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%6.2%2011: 6.2%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%18.1%2016: 16.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%30.2%2016: 28.8%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6.5%2016: 10.2%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%28.1%2016: 28.5%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%17.1%2016: 15.6%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96.1%2016: 96.6%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%3.7%2016: 3.2%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%96.5%2016: 96.5%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.7%2016: 0.7%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%2.8%2016: 2.7%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0.5%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%87.1%2016: 85.8%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%12.6%2016: 14.2%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%90.3%2016: 89.5%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.5%2016: 0.8%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.5%2016: 2.4%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1%2016: 1.1%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0.5%2016: 0.8%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%5.2%2016: 5.4%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%34.7%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%23.8%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%23.3%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%16.1%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.5%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%89.7%2016: 91.8%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 1%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%5.9%2016: 3.6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%4.4%2016: 3.3%
Statistics Canada, 2021